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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca on Hajj in 2010 Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or ...
The hajj (Arabic: حَجّ) is an annual pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, [2] the holiest city for Muslims. It is a mandatory religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support their family ...
A stoning of the Devil from 1942. The Stoning of the Devil (Arabic: رمي الجمرات ramy al-jamarāt, lit. "throwing of the jamarāt [place of pebbles]") [1] [2] [3] is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. Some Muslims make the ...
Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world's largest religious gatherings returns to full capacity ...
Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials ...
Hajji and its variant spellings are used as honorific titles for Muslims who have successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. [1] In Arab countries, ḥājj and ḥājjah (pronunciation varies by Arabic dialect) is a commonly used manner of addressing any older person respectfully if they have performed the pilgrimage. It is often used to refer ...
The Hajj pilgrimage, also called the greater pilgrimage, attracts millions of Muslims from all over the world and almost triples Mecca's population for one week in the twelfth and final Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah. In 2019, the Hajj attracted 2,489,406 pilgrims to the holy city. [110]